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… When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 … seizure of power by a supposedly apolitical professional soldier. However, neither patriotism nor altruism motivated … appallingly clear. He carried out bloody purges of soldiers from rival ethnic groups, while his brutal security …

… legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … critically weakened the one entity best equipped to combat growing income inequality in the United States: organized labor. …

… be thousands, hundreds [of] thousands of people who will die.” Vasset’s comments encapsulated the international response to the … the global conscience with his images of emaciated bodies, dying children, and throngs of desperate refugees …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War, brought … end quote. Yet each side also had to consider their audiences, which allowed for flexibility with the ideological … imagine, I mean, what kind of events this sort of number buys you. Now, that was not necessarily the same sort of …

… is likely to run again. So relevant "experience" is hard to come by.This presidential season, everybody is talking about … then abandoning, the Hungarian revolution against communism in 1956, failing to stop Joe McCarthy's … on. William Henry Harrison, hero in the Indian wars, also died early in his presidency. Ulysses Grant presided over …

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … in their homes nearby. It is estimated that 10,000 people died instantly, and survivor organizations estimate that … all this in details, and you can also go to our Bhopal website, and I'll give you that information to see more …

… The Italian media mogul, Italy’s richest man, is now the incoming prime minister. How could that not be worrisome for … campaigns have amply shown how private fortunes can buy an election by purchasing media time. John Corzine’s New … Senate campaign was notorious. Berlusconi doesn’t have to buy time. He owns outright all three of Italyís leading …

… or “Old Town,” is relatively new. This area had to be completely rebuilt after its destruction during  World War … it is estimated that anywhere from 18,000 to 25,000 people died during this attack. The Fürstenzug, or Procession of … was dedicated in May 2011 to the citizens of Dresden who died during the 1945 firebombing. The Rose Garden symbolizes …

… year, Russia’s legacy as an imperial power has suddenly become the stuff of current affairs. As Russian leaders assert … that is engaging, insightful, and accessible to a wide audience. Along the way he neatly summarizes critical moments … did Ungern serve the empire, Sunderland contends, he embodied it, bore witness to its unraveling, and was a casualty …

… "For insight into the complicated and complicating events ... , one needs perspective, not … the foundations of today’s events, and explore the often complicated nature of a particular current event. Our …

… of the military later found expression in the Posse Comitatus law of 1878, still in force. Archaic as the title … framers of the U.S. Constitution remembered how British soldiers served as police in 1770. Untrained in police work, the soldiers lost their discipline and fired into a crowd in an …

… “Socialism!” That’s the alarm many conservative commentators and legislators are sounding about the latest … joined an international effort to help troubled banks by buying stock in them. Their hope is that the government’s … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… by a massive drought. Millions were forced to flee their communities in search of food, but there was little to find. … for children.   Herbert Hoover, then U.S. secretary of commerce, responded.   Hoover quickly gained support from Congress to buy surplus corn from American farmers to send to Russia. He …

… often waited for controversies surrounding a President to die down before opening contentious documents. A federal … blocked documents while he was alive. Two years after Nixon died in 1994, Archives’ officials finally released the … honorably may struggle with his past. Governance is complex and politics messy. Laws demand disclosure of what …

… an experimental program meant to create an army of super soldiers to defeat the Nazis, only to become the program’s sole … patriotic calls for children to collect scrap metal and buy war bonds. Fans could join the Sentinels of Liberty, … “good war.” Four-color McCarthyism could not pull enough coins from adolescent pockets to prevent the superhero …

… "has nothing to do with slavery."  He proposes that it is a commemoration of South Carolinians who "stood up for their … Americans in Charleston also built a cemetery for Union soldiers who had died as prisoners of war, and they came by the thousands to …

… the French Duke of Normandy. It is a reminder that the complicated, ambivalent, and sometimes hostile relationship … In January 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of England, died without an heir, which motivated several claimants to … Tapestry depicting Norman cavalry attacking Anglo-Saxon soldiers. Was William’s claim to the English throne legitimate? …

… The result, according to Goldstein: "I think the healthy diet is in jeopardy." In this context, historian Susan … early twentieth century to the present, highlighting the complex interaction of politics, economics, nutrition, and … designed to feed hungry children while also improving the diets of middle- and upper-class children. Part of …

… story, the myth relegates that city’s more interesting, complicated history to the margins. Ian Worthington’s latest … here in a mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, died in 323 BCE, which incited confusion and revolt in … between Athens and Rome poignantly illustrate Athens’ complicated relationship with the rest of the Mediterranean …

… is a self-reinforcing event. How, we should ask, has it come to all this? Australia's water woes are, in part, a … 91 million to 54 million—and almost 5 million cattle died. In 1903, horrifying dust storms raged. Similar major … makes its way into rivers, lakes, and other freshwater bodies: only 10% on average, compared to approximately 52% in …

… It is possible that in choosing to volunteer in the Black community, Francis was aware of its marginalization. Being … Evening News headline for October 26, 1918 in Halifax. Studies of pandemics have repeatedly illustrated the … Montreal, and Halifax. Approximately 55,000 Canadians died. The number of Black Canadians is unknown, a fact that …

… emerged as a spokesperson for a diverse global movement to combat the climate crisis following a spate of … Dream was a “cruel hoax.” She went on to shock her audience when she pledged never to have children. “I have … shown for the problems in the environment,” he told his audience. “That is why I plan to see to it that a national …

… All of those meanings are now reflected in the Jewish community’s ambivalent view of the Middle East conflict. … in the first century C.E. A movement to rebuild it has become a rallying point for far-right Jewish nationalists, who … Mideast peace. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… which plan to test the next generation of bombs on computers rather than under the ground. But who’s paying … their plan. They shout it out in glossy brochures and slick websites, hoping to get a bigger piece of the budgetary pie. … may be too late. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …